ネコマ製作所
THE NEKOLYMPIC
Nekolympic
This is a project to create a sports game that can be used for fitness by combining Scratch3.0, micro:bit, and exercise equipments.
Audio overview by Notebook LM
Thanks to Scratchlink, we can connect the physical world with events in the screen. This project senses the movement of exercise equipment with micro:bit and reflects it on the movement of Scratchcat in the screen.We use cheap exercise equipment, and some have replaced kitchenware.
Sports games can be played on Nintendo game console, but the significance of this project isthat children can experience STEAM + Sports (STEAMS) by creating their own games.
"Nekolympic" is a coined word that combines the Japanese "neko"(cat) and the Olympics.
↓Click to show movie
＜Contact＞
https://makecode.microbit.org/pkg/bsiever/microbit-pxt-blehi
<Hardware example>
Nekolympic uses inexpensive training equipment and kitchen goods.
Bicycle inflator（for boat race） |
Chopping board（for skate board） |
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Strap（for 100m race） |
Armwresling trainer（for armwrestling） |
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Fitness bike（for cycle race） |
Ladle（for golf） |
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Twist board（for ski） |
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<Introduced in a magazine "Kodomono Kagaku"(Science for children) August 2019 issue>
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<Featured in TV news in August 2019>
<Introduced in a Scratch book written by Prof.Kazuhiro Abe and Prof.Manabu Sugiura>
＜Introduced in the "Interface" magazine>
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＜Introduced in a TV show>
＜Introduced in "AMD Kids Programming Camp">
https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/066/4066289/
＜Introduced by "Game Makers">
https://gamemakers.jp/article/2024_07_19_74078/
<Demo at events>
March3 2019 Coder Dojo Moriya
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March31 2019 A event for teachers "WATCHA!?Programing"
| Skateboard | 100m race |
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May4,5 2019 Maker Faire Kyoto2019
Arm wrestling and Skateboard |
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May11 2019 Scratch Day in Tokyo
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May26 2019 Scratch Day Kashiwa
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June9 2019 Scratch Day Shinshuu
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August4 2019 Maker Faire Tokyo 2019
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February15,16 2020年 Tsukuba Mini Maker Faire 2020
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May2,3 2020 Maker Faire Kyoto 2020(Cancelled due to the COVID-19,we exhibited at analternative online event.）
https://twitter.com/nekoma_seisaku/status/1256408665612931072
May23,2020 Virtually Maker Faire
https://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/71955/
(Postponed due to the COVID-19)
July21~24 2021 Scratch Conferance 2021 at MIT
https://app.swapcard.com/event/scratch2021
Dec 3~5,2021 micro:bit Live2021
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Dec3,4 2022 Ogaki Mini Maker Faire 2022
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April29,30 2023 Maker Faire Kyoto2023
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←Mr.Gareth Stockdale Micro:bit Educational Foundation CEO,trying the Nekoiympic. |
May13,14 2023 mk.ctrl.Japan5 in the Gamemarket 2023 spring
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May20 2023 Scratch Day in Tokyo 2023 at the Aoyamagakuin Univ.
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July20 2023 Scratch Conferance 2023(Online)
Click here to show recording.
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Aug25-27 2023 mk.ctrl.Japan7 in the Shibuya Sakuragaoka Gamecenter
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Oct14-15 2023Maker Faire Tokyo 2023 in micro:bit champions & friends
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Oct20-22 2023 Maker Faire Rome 2023
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Nov11-12 2023 Maker Faire Shenzhen 2023
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Nov2 2023 Programming cafe for kids in Takamatsu city
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Nov26 2023 Sanuki X Game 2023 in Takamatsu city
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Dec 8-10 2023 make.ctrl.Japan 8 in G-EIGHT GameShow in Taipei
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Dec 27 2023 Jimokids Festival 2023 Winter in Tokyo
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Jan 28 2024 Tokyo Progaraming contest for children
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Feb 25 2024 Makers Festival in Nagaoka city
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May18-19 2024 make.ctrl.Japan 9 at the Yomiuri-Land in Tokyo
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May26 2024 Scratch Day Tokyo 2024 at the Aoyama Gakuin Univ.
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Aug 18 at Jimofes in the Sunshine City Ikebukuro
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Sep 8 2024 at programming workshop of Lenovo corp. in Tokyo
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Sep 14 2024 at a local festival in Takinogawa Tokyo
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Sep 21-22 2024 Maker Faire Tokyo 2024 with "micro:bit chaimpions"
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Oct 18-20 2024 Maker Faire Lille 2024
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Nov 14 2024 "The Toshimakko festival" in Ikebukuro Tokyo
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Nov 16-17 2024 make.ctrl.Japan 11 in Tokyo Game Market 2024
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Mar 1-2 2025 Makers Festival in Nagaoka city
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Mar 8-9 2025 make.ctrl.Japan 12 in Tokyo Indie Game Summit 2025
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Mar 20 2025 at workshop of a NPO "Kids Door"
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Mar 30 2025 at a festival in Adachi-city
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May24 2025 Scratch Day Tokyo 2025 at the Aoyama Gakuin Univ.
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June9 2025 at Jinnan Primary school in Shibuya City.
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Aug2-3 2025 at Jimofes in Kita city
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Sep6-7 2025 at "NT-Tokyo" in Chiyoda City
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